The American Bee Journal Vol 29

Excerpt from The American Bee Journal, Vol. 29: January June, 1892 The Introduction of bumble bees into New Zealand a few years ago, to secure the fertilization of the red clover, and the remarkable success of this venture are matters of record. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The American Bee Journal, Vol. 30: July 1, to December 29, 1892 Under the head of Apiculture is a description of what was done during the year in the interest of bee-keeping. It states that Prof. A. J. Cook, of the Michigan State Agricultural Experiment Station, was commissioned Jan. 1, 1891, for a period of six months, and Mr. J. H. Larrabee, of Vermont, was appointed to assist him. Experiments, some of them in continuation of those instituted previously by the Michigan Station, were undertaken with a View of determining the value of special plant ing for honey the effect on bees of the poison used in spraying fruit trees; the value of bees as fertilizers; the intro duction of an improved strain 'of bees a determination of the amount of honey required to produce one pound of wax whether the worker-bees feed the drones albuminous food and to determine the conductivity of wax. Among the results apparently proven by the experiments of the season we may mention the following A number of honey-plants were tested, and the conclusion was reached that none of them would pay for cultiva tion for honey alone. A second experiment indicated that spraying with arsenicals should not be carried on while the bees are visiting the blossoms of fruit trees. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from American Bee Journal, 1913, Vol. 53 On Jan. 29 the members of the Ore gon branch of the National Association will hold their semi-annual meeting at Corvallis, and on the same date the students will give a demonstration, illustrating the correct and incorrect methods of handling bees. For further information address. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from American Bee Journal, 1916, Vol. 56 Surveys of beekeeping conditions and possibilities in Porto Rico and Hawaii by Doctor Phillips and in Massachusetts by Dr. B. N. Gates have been published and a similar survey of the conditions in one of the southern States has recently been made by Mr. E. G. Carr. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The American Bee Journal, Vol. 34: July 5, 1894 It is very doubtful whether there is ever as many as in any hive, for the good reason, that no queen keeps laying to her full capacity for three months, and as a rule bees during the working season do not live more than six weeks, instead of three months. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The American Bee Journal, Vol. 7: 1871-72 I now began to suspect that there might be something in the young queens themselves either in their actions, or in their odor, or their voice, 01 want of voice, which made the bees indisposed to disturb them. Therefore, after unqueening the hive, I introduced just hatched queens at once, and found them almost invariably well received. The bees would occasionally seem to manifest some surprise at their presence, and probably, if they could have Spoken their feelings in words, would have said inquiringly - does your mother know you are out 2. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Includes summarized reports of many bee-keeper associations.

Excerpt from The American Bee Journal, Vol. 31: Devoted Exclusively to Bee-Culture; January 5, 1893 The Officers Elected at the recent meeting of the Illinois State Bee Keepers' Association at Springfield, are as follows. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The American Bee Journal, 1891, Vol. 28 The bee-keepers' Directory, by Henry Alley, Wenham, Mass. It contains his method for rearing queens in full colo nies, while a fertile queen has possession of the combs. Price by mail, 50 cents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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